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Bezig met laden... La guerra de Asia (editie 1972)door Noam Chomsky, Joaquim Sempere (Vertaler), Alberto Corazón (Ontwerper)
Informatie over het werkAt War With Asia: Essays on Indochina door Noam Chomsky
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. "The U.S. government's war in Asia has been the longest and most painful involvement of U.S. military in modern warfare. For nearly a decade, Noam Chomsky urged the U.S. to confront and avoid the dangers inherent in what is now referred to as the Vietnam War. Drawing in part on his visits to Asia and in part on his extensive reading in the field, he discusses the historical, political, and economic reasons behind our first involvement in an Asian land war. He then examines what this has really meant in terms of our military strategy and its eventual effects both on the U.S. and the rest of the world. Looking back thirty years later, we still share Chomsky's concern: Will this war lead us to an ever-expanding battle against the people of the world and increasing repression at home?" I am going to do the unforgivable, and quote two Amazon.com reviews to explain why I have such affection for this particular Chomsky book. "In 1970, Noam Chomsky urged Americans to confront and avoid the dangers inherent in the American invasion of Southeast Asia (North Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos). Looking back 30 years later, we still share Chomsky's concern: Will this new war lead us to an ever-expanding battle against the people of the world and increasing repression at home?" and -- "The most interesting essays [here] are the ones about Laos and North Vietnam because these writings have emerged from Chomsky's own trip to the region. He is essentially reporting on what he saw during his time on the ground. These chapters are the most convincing in the book because of this aspect, and they are the element that makes this book worth buying. I'm not sure under what circumstances Chomsky was able to travel to these war zones, but his record of the trip is filled with empathy and heartbreak." My own, and only, quibble with this long-overdue reissue is that it doesn't bear the original cover - a horrifying photo of an American soldier dragging a mangled Vietnamese body behind him. That captured the horror of the Indochinese war: four million Indochinese dead, and so many more lives destroyed through the destruction of lives, limbs, families, and whole communities. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
In 1970, Noam Chomsky urged Americans to confront and avoid the dangers inherent in the American invasion of Southeast Asia (North Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos). Looking back 30 years later, we still share Chomsky's concern: Will this new war lead us to an ever-expanding battle against the people of the world and increasing repression at home? Drawing in part on his visits to Asia and in part on his extensive reading in the field, Chomsky discusses the historical, political and economic reasons behind our involvement in a Southeast Asian land war. Chomsky examines the impact of our involvement on United States military strategy and what its eventual effect will be in America and abroad. While the people of the world are clearly the victims of U.S. foreign policy, the citizens of the United States have not been able to escape harm.In an eerie prediction of current events, Chomsky states: It is unlikely that we can continue indefinitely on this mad course without severe domestic depression and regimentation. For those who hope to rule the world, to win what some scholars like to call 'the game of world domination,' American policies in Southeast Asia may appear rational. To the citizens of the empire, at home and abroad, they bring only pain and sorrow. In this respect we are reliving the history of earlier imperial systems. We have had many opportunities to escapethis trap and still do today. Failure to take advantages of these opportunities, continued submission to indoctrination, and indifference to the fate of others, will surely spell disaster for much of the human race. At War With Asiais an indispensable guide to understanding both the past and current logic of imperial force. Introduction by Christian Parrenti. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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